The timeless moments in my life are steeped in, surrounded by and tinted with poetry.

"What sort of diary should I like? I should like it to resemble some deep old desk, or capacious hold-all, in which one flings a mass of odds & ends withoutlooking them through. I should like to come back... & find the collection had sorted itself & refined itself... as such deposits so mysteriously do." --V. Woolf

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About This Blog

I am a writer. I have no other choice. It is not what I do, it is who I am. As a writer, first and foremost, I am a poet. Poetry is where my pen goes when I'm too exhausted or emotionally distraught for any other sort of writing. It's the poem that my ink-blood was designed for. If I can write a poem, even a bad one, the world seems a little more right, and a little less wonky.

This blog is a place to collect my poems, my poem-pieces, my false starts and my ideas. It's a place to discuss poetry, to read and recognize the poetic prowess of others who love language as I do, and to play with language, pick some prompts and be inspired to keep writing.

It's a work in progress. I hope you'll stay a while and read, and keep coming back for more.

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Poetic Forms

For some great info about poetic forms, I always turn to Robert Lee Brewer, and Poetic Asides. Check out his poetic forms page! For more info you can also try the Poets.org Poetic forms and techniques page!

Poetry Prompts

Grab a word or phrase from this ever- changing list, and write a poem of your own. Be sure to let me know where I can read it in the comments section! I'll feature poems I love right here on the site, and link back to your site, too!